The invention discloses a gradient strengthening preparation method of a cast high-entropy
alloy composite material based on a
laser cladding preform, and belongs to the technical field of
metal matrix
composite material preparation. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, preparing composite
powder of a high-entropy
alloy and a nano
ceramic reinforced phase by combining
plasma-assisted ball milling with a
pulse electromagnetic field; then constructing a prefabricated body with a gradient pore structure by adopting an intelligent regulation and control
laser cladding technology; the prefabricated body and a congruent-component high-entropy
alloy cast
ingot are innovatively metallurgically bonded through a vacuum gradient infiltration process, and a large-size overall
composite material is prepared; and finally, forming a gradient
nanostructure on the
surface layer of the material through ultrasonic-assisted
laser surface reconstruction and small-deformation gradient heat treatment. According to the method, the technical problems that reinforcing phases are uneven in distribution, the
interface bonding strength is low, and large-size components are difficult to prepare are successfully solved, the prepared composite material has the excellent gradient performance that the surface
hardness is larger than or equal to 12 GPa, and the core
hardness is larger than or equal to 8 GPa,
ceramic particles are evenly distributed in a three-dimensional network shape, the 800-DEG C high-temperature
oxidation resistance is improved by 30% or above compared with a traditional high-entropy alloy, and the composite material is suitable for large-size components. The method is particularly suitable for manufacturing high-performance key components in the fields of
aerospace, national defense and military industry and the like.